89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 115: Relating to requesting and returning absentee ballots
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill is related to the requesting and returning of absentee ballots. The bill changes the date by which an application for an absentee ballot must be received from either or days before an election, depending on the type of election, to days before the election. The bill also changes the date by which an absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked or marked with an intelligent mail barcode from the day before an election to days before an election.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2021
- Sen. R. Smith
- Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
- Sen. Pam Jochum (D)
Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against
Against: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; League of Women Voters of Iowa; United Professionals/UE
In plain words
- January 21, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
- January 28, 2021Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Jochum and Whiting
- February 9, 2021Senate subcommittee named: R. Smith, Brown and Jochum
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF115